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  • The Takeaways of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meet by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    The recently concluded Foreign Ministers meet of the G20 nations held in India failed to arrive at a consensus . There was no joint statement at the end of the events. There is a clear divide between western Nations and Russia plus China over the ongoing Ukraine war. It prevented any joint statement from coming…

  • A Peek Into Everyday China : Analysis of Two Sessions of a Sick Dragon.

    This is an analysis of the recently held Two Sessions in China. It marks the start of Xi Jinping’s third term and it actually gave out the contours of what is coming ahead. I have outlined the direction which China is heading in. We need to be On Guard. I got a feed back from…

  • Military Technology of This Century : Cloud Computing For Armed Forces

    In this video, we delve into cloud computing for Armed Forces. This is a subject which is alien to the normal Fauji mind. This video brings out the importance of thinking differently and with some vision in case we have to transform our armed forces into being modern. We enjoyed and felt nice doing this…

  • CASA Dialogues : The Increasing Nuclear Overhang

    Had a terrific discussion on the increasing global nuclear overhang with Lt Gen P R Kumar (R). It was a new topic and opened new thinking. The QnA was very good. What came out was India needs new thinking on nuclear issues. An interesting aspect of this presentation was that an ex DGMO was propounding…

  • A Peek Into Everyday China : An Overview of Two Sessions

    China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), opened its annual meeting today. The NPC meeting is part of the “two sessions” and is an important window into the central government’s policies on areas from the economy and trade, to diplomacy and science and technology. This video gives you an overview as to what is…

  • CASA Dialogues :Curbing Chinese Adventures in the Indo Pacific

    Lt Gen Gen Gautam Moorthy (retd) and I had a great discussion on curbing Chinese (mis)adventures in the Indo Pacific. It was a good solid beginning for CASA dialogues Ref : https://gunnersshot.com/2023/02/28/new-indo-pacific-security-initiative-needed-to-curb-chinese-military-adventurism-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankar-r/

  • China’s Priority in the Neighbourhood

    In this video, Aadi and I discuss the priority China accords to countries in our neighbourhood. The interse priorities between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal to China are discussed

  • Is Pakistan Dying? By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)

    Most Pakistani thinkers these days talk of Pakistan sliding into Anarchy. Hmm. Anarchy…Anarchically speaking it rhymes with Anarkali…of  Mughal E Azam fame. Pakistan the modern day ‘state’ version of Anarkali was courted by numerous suitors – USA, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey et al. It cavorted with all of them for the past seventy five years with…

  • Military Technology of This Century: AI for Armed Forces

    In this video Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan and self delve into the basics of AI and examine where it fits into the Armed Forces and how to garner it Refs: Chinese AI and National Security Garnering Al for Armed Forces https://gunnersshot.com/2020/02/06/garnering-artificial-intelligence-for-indian-armed-forces-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankar-retd/

  • A Peek Into Everyday China : China In The Neighbourhood

    In this video I have highlighted the activities of China in our neighbourhood. The situation in Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh are of particular importance and concern to India. The neighbourhood situation offers a challenge and opportunity for us when dealing with the China factor. The video is bilingual.